An advanced system for quantifying the effects of radiological releases following a major nuclear accident

Although the use of nuclear power has several advantages over the burning of fossil fuels, it has several disadvantages also. The inherent danger of a nuclear accident at a power plant is one of these disadvantages. Although the probability of an accident is very low in comparison to other risks we...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burnfield, Daniel L.
Other Authors: Systems Engineering
Format: Dissertation
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41849
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03302010-020420/